News
Ethiopia's national carrier cancels flights to Tigray region as fears grow of renewed fighting
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s national carrier canceled flights to and from the troubled northern region of Tigray, as fears…
Tag
Addis Ababa
Politics
Ethiopia embraces big projects but risks another war by seeking access to the sea
Ethiopia 's prime minister loves big projects. With a mega-dam completed on the Nile, Abiy Ahmed now plans Africa's largest airport and a…
News
At least 25 killed as a church under construction collapses on worshippers in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 25 people were killed when a church under construction collapsed on Wednesday in Ethiopia's Amhara…
Business
African leaders push for climate investment at Ethiopia summit
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African leaders met Monday in the Ethiopian capital for the second Africa Climate Summit, where they proposed…
News
Ethiopian migrants face kidnappings and death, leaving behind heartbroken families
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — When 19-year-old Nigus Yosef told his parents he was going to leave home in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and try…
News
MSF accuses Ethiopian soldiers of 'targeted killing' of 3 staffers in Tigray in 2021
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — International aid organization Doctors Without Borders on Tuesday released a report describing the…
News
Video of Ethiopian mayor admitting she confided in rebel group is fake
Adanech Abiebie, the mayor of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, has been criticised by right organisations for the city’s extensive urban…
Politics
Ethiopia's prime minister asks Tigray region to nominate new leader to ease political tensions
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia ’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday asked people in the northern Tigray region to nominate a…
Politics
African leaders elect Djibouti's foreign minister as new leader of the African Union Commission
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African leaders on Saturday elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission…
News
Ethiopians celebrate Christmas as natural calamities and conflict take their toll
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for peace in the Horn of Africa nation…
News
Ethiopia is evacuating thousands facing dangerous volcanic activity in a remote area
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of civilians in a remote part of northeastern Ethiopia are being evacuated because of potentially…
News
Ethiopia villagers flee volcanic activity 'in panic'
Hundreds of people in a rural part of Ethiopia, 165km (100 miles) north-east of the capital, Addis Ababa, have been leaving their homes in…
Politics
Ethiopia and Somalia agree to end bitter Somaliland port feud
Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to end their bitter dispute over Addis Ababa's plans to build a port in the breakaway republic of…
Business
Ethiopia bans imports of gas-powered private vehicles, but the switch to electric is a bumpy ride
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — As the price of fuel soared in Ethiopia earlier this year, Awgachew Seleshi decided to buy an electric car.…
Politics
Eritrea, Egypt and Somalia cement 'axis against Ethiopia'
The leaders of Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea – countries which all have strained relations with Ethiopia – have been meeting in the Eritrean…
Business
Thousands gather in Ethiopia's capital to celebrate a religious festival. Many are thinking of peace
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival…
News
EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place
Long lines have been forming at gas stations in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, amid fuel shortages and a price spike in recent months.…
Politics
Price instability rocks Ethiopia as it reels from foreign exchange rate reforms
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The prices on the menu have been erased at a small hotel in a suburb of Ethiopia's capital. That was no…
News
At least 13 killed and 300 evacuated after deadly landslide in southern Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A landslide triggered by heavy rains in southern Ethiopia’s Wolaita area killed at least 13 people and the…
News
'It was terrifying' - escaping Ethiopia's armed kidnappers
Bekele's sister is one of dozens of students from Ethiopia's Debark University who have been missing for a week now - she got on a bus to…
News
Old video shows demonstration in Ethiopia, not anti-tax protests in Kenya
Screenshot of the false Weibo post, captured on June 28, 2024 The clip was shared alongside similar claims on YouTube in English,…